The invention discloses a device and method for continuously producing mixed dinitrobenzenes by using coking
benzene. The production device is composed of nitrating kettles, pre-washing kettles,
neutralization kettles and washing kettles which are reversely connected in series, wherein the number of the nitrating kettles is 5-7, the number of the pre-washing kettles is 1-2, the number of the
neutralization kettles is 2-4, the number of the washing kettles is 2-4, and an oil-water separator is connected in front of each kettle. The method disclosed by the invention comprises the following steps: nitrating coking
benzene into
dinitrobenzene in the nitrating kettles by using mixed acid consisting of
sulfuric acid and
nitric acid, and simultaneously carrying out ring-opening oxidation on
thiophene so as to obtain
carbon disulfide; then, sequentially
processing a mixture by using the pre-washing kettles, the
neutralization kettles and the washing kettles so as to obtain hetero-
dinitrobenzene. In the invention, based on the characteristics of a
benzene nitration process and the reaction characteristics of
thiophene and the mixed acid, the mixed
dinitrobenzene production process is a reverse continuous
nitration process; the
sulfur-free mixed dinitrobenzene is produced directly by using coking benzene, therefore, the
energy consumption and
material consumption of the traditional coking benzene desulfurization process are reduuced; because the step of pre-desulfurization is not required, the desulfurization cost is low, and the
nitrification is safe; meanwhile, because the whole
system is in reverse series connection, the conversion rate of the
nitration reaction is high, the consumption of the
sulfuric acid is low, and less
wastewater is generated.